Text of the provision
Art. 722. The author and the composer, mentioned in Nos. 1 and 2 of the preceding article, shall have the ownership of their creations even before the publication of the same. Once their works are published, their rights are governed by the Copyright laws. The painter, sculptor or other artist shall have dominion over the product of his art even before it is copyrighted. The scientist or technologist has the ownership of his discovery or invention even before it is patented.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
The author and composer own their creations even before publication, and once published their rights fall under the copyright laws. The artist likewise has dominion over his work before it is copyrighted, and the scientist or technologist owns his discovery or invention before it is patented.
Related provisions
- Article 721 — Ownership By Intellectual Creation.
- Article 723 — Ownership Of Private Letters.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.